The New York Yankees can’t hide from the reality: Anthony Volpe has become a liability, and his inconsistencies are becoming impossible to overlook.
At just 24 years old, Volpe should still be trending upward, but his production is spiraling in the wrong direction.
Offensive regression is alarming
This season, Volpe is hitting .209/.276/.403 with 18 homers, 65 RBIs, and an 87 wRC+, making him 13% below league average.
Those numbers represent his worst campaign yet, and the Yankees desperately need stability at one of baseball’s most demanding positions.
Volpe’s August has been brutal, posting a .176 batting average and a .575 OPS, easily his worst stretch of the season.
His discipline at the plate has completely evaporated, swinging at pitches outside the zone and struggling to work